Narcan vending machines help prevent opioid overdoses
August 20, 2025
DENTON, Texas — According to Texas Health and Human Services (HHS), the state is experiencing a drug poisoning epidemic. Included in that epidemic is a rising number of opioid overdoses. One such incident inspired a novel solution. Chad Wither, general manager of Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, a Denton nightclub, recalls a scary situation with an […]
Denton unveils free Narcan vending machine to combat opioid overdoses
August 20, 2025
By Dionne Anglin The Brief A new vending machine dispensing free Narcan (naloxone), a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, is now available in Denton. Located at The Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio, it’s the first of 112 machines to be deployed across Texas by Naloxone Texas, an initiative of Be Well Texas. The club decided to host […]
UT Health San Antonio initiative receives $256 million for opioid use disorder services expansion
August 20, 2025
By Aden Max Juarez A UT Health San Antonio initiative was selected to lead a major expansion of opioid use disorder and recovery support services across Texas. Be Well Texas, an initiative of the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders, was awarded $256 million over four years by the Texas Health and Human […]
Be Well Texas at UT Health San Antonio to lead major statewide expansion of opioid use disorder and recovery services
August 20, 2025
By Steven Lee SAN ANTONIO, July 16, 2025 – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has formally announced that Be Well Texas, an initiative of the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders at UT Health San Antonio, has been selected to lead a major expansion of opioid use disorder and recovery support services across Texas. Be Well […]
Smartphone app can help reduce opioid use and keep patients in treatment, UT Health San Antonio study shows
June 6, 2025
By Steven Lee SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 30, 2024 – Patients with opioid use disorder can reduce their days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when using a smartphone app as supportive therapy in combination with medication, a new study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) shows. The cohort […]
UT Health San Antonio awarded $9.9 million in county ARPA funds targeting substance use, behavioral health and long COVID
June 6, 2025
By Steven Lee Contacts: Steven Lee, UT Health San Antonio, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Monica Ramos, Bexar County, (210) 335-2742, Monica.Ramos@bexar.org Content contributed by Sandra Zaragoza, Andrea Rochat SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2024 – Bexar County awarded The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) three grants totaling $9.9 million in federal coronavirus relief […]
Be Well Clinic offers recovery, hope
June 6, 2025
By Norma Rabago It was a milestone moment for Corpus Christi native Alexandrea Villa — a small but powerful step in her journey. She bought sheets for her new bedroom set. “I look at my apartment and wonder if I want to buy something because I won’t be there forever. And then I realize, ‘Shoot, look […]
Hidden Killers: Inside San Antonio’s struggle with fentanyl and meth addiction
June 6, 2025
By Emilie Eaton The article “Hidden Killers: Inside San Antonio’s struggle with fentanyl and meth addiction” discusses the sharp rise in fatal overdoses in San Antonio, largely driven by fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid. It highlights the efforts of outreach workers, like Corazón Ministries, to provide harm reduction services and connect people to treatment. Dr. Jennifer […]
Texas leaders, moms who lost kids to fentanyl unite for second awareness walk
June 6, 2025
By Courtney Friedman Narcan, which reverses the effects of fentanyl or other opioids, is available for free in many places View full interview here SAN ANTONIO – A handful of mothers who lost their children to fentanyl poisoning created an enormous movement, which led to a long line of local, state, and federal leaders vowing to do […]
